The Dark Weirdness of R. Crumb
The illustrator dredged the depths of his own subconscious—and tapped into something collectively screwy in America.
The SNL Parody That Captured the Tariffs Chaos
The show found an ideal vehicle for satirizing the country’s economic anxiety.
For the Duration
A Film That Throws Out the War-Movie Playbook
In Alex Garland’s new military drama, soldiers spend as much time waiting around as they do in battle.
The Box-Office Smash That Left Me Cold
The new Minecraft movie ignores what makes the video game so special.
When Young People Stop Imagining a Future
At its best, The Teacher captures the intimate horrors of life under harrowing circumstances.
When Your Dream Job Is a Lie
Hacks paints a deflating picture of what it’s like to reach the top of your field.
Dwyane Wade’s Greatest Challenge
The Hall of Famer reached the highest heights of the basketball world. Now he’s figuring out the type of man and father he wants to be.
Why I Played the Kennedy Center
How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back
Dear James: I Can’t Stop Thinking About Death
Is this just a midlife crisis?
A Truly Macabre White Lotus Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
The Best Way to Understand Val Kilmer
Even in his tiniest roles, the late actor made big impressions.
The New King of Tech
How Jensen Huang built Nvidia into a nearly $3 trillion business
The White Lotus Doesn’t Stick the Landing
By packing in too many narrative beats, the latest season of Mike White’s anthology series lost sight of itself.
The Late-Night Experiment That Puts Comedy First
With his Netflix talk show, John Mulaney injects some disorder into a languid genre.
Jack Black Knew Best
The veteran performer understood how to engage the live audience on SNL—to often-hilarious effect.
Chickadee
Protest in Trump 2.0 Looks Different
Demonstrations have gotten smaller and more dispersed in Trump’s second term. Is that a bad thing?
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
Jonathan Majors Is Looking for Redemption. Will He Find It?
The actor wants back in the industry’s good graces, but his new movie, Magazine Dreams—and the surrounding press tour—isn’t enough.
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